CARPETWEED

Meaning of CARPETWEED in English

Pronunciation: ' kär-p ə t- ˌ w ē d

Function: noun

Date: 1784

: a No. American mat-forming weed ( Mollugo verticillata of the family Aizoaceae, the carpetweed family)

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CARPETWEED — noun Date: 1784 a North American mat-forming weed ( Mollugo verticillata of the family Aizoaceae, the ~ family)
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CARPETWEED — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its matted appearance : a prostrate annual weed ( Mollugo verticillata ) of No. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARPETWEED — /kahr"pit weed'/ , n. a North American prostrate weed, Mollugo verticillata, having whorled leaves and small, whitish flowers. [ 1775-85, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CARPETWEED — noun Date: 1784 : a North American mat-forming weed ( Mollugo verticillata of the family Aizoaceae, the carpetweed family)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CARPETWEED — [car.pet.weed] n (1784): a No. American mat-forming weed (Mollugo verticillata of the family Aizoaceae, the carpetweed family)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CARPETWEED — бот. моллюго мутовчатая (Mollugo verticillata)
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CARPETWEED — бот. моллюго мутовчатая ( Mollugo verticillata )
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CARPETWEED FAMILY — noun : aizoaceae
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MESEMBRYANTHEMUM — noun see: anthology Date: 1753 any of a genus ( Mesembryanthemum ) of chiefly southern African fleshy-leaved herbs or subshrubs …
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ICE PLANT — noun Date: 1753 any of various usually succulent herbs (as of the genera Carpobrotus, Delosperma, and Mesembryanthemum ) of the …
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INDIAN CHICKWEED — noun see carpetweed
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MOLLUGO — məˈlü(ˌ)gō noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, stickseed, from mollis soft : a genus of low chiefly tropical …
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INDIAN CHICKWEED — noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: indian (II) 2 : carpetweed
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DEVIL'S-GRIP — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( plural devil's-grips ) 1. : carpetweed 2. : a malformation of sheep that consists of an indentation …
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CHICKWEED — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of chickenweed 1. : any of various low-growing small-leaved weedy plants of the …
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AIZOACEAE — āˌīzəˈwāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Aizoon, type genus + -aceae : a family of herbs or …
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MESEMBRYANTHEMUM — noun Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek mesēmbria midday (from mes- + hēmera day) + anthemon flower, from anthos — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ICE PLANT — Date: 1753 : any of various usually succulent herbs (as of the genera Carpobrotus, Delosperma, and Mesembryanthemum ) of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM — [me.sem.bry.an.the.mum] n [NL, irreg. fr. Gk mesembria midday (fr. mes- + hemera day) + anthemon flower, fr. anthos--more at anthology] …
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ICE PLANT — [ice plant] n (1753): an Old World annual herb (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) of the carpetweed family that has fleshy foliage covered …
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FIG MARIGOLD — [fig marigold] n (1731): any of several herbs (genus Mesembryanthemum) of the carpetweed family with showy white or pink flowers
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LITHOPS — also called living stone, flowering stone, or stoneface (genus Lithops)any of a group of about 50 species of succulent plants …
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ICE IN LAKES AND RIVERS — Additional reading E.R. Pounder, The Physics of Ice (1965), treats concisely the structure and physical properties of ice. George D. …
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МОЛЛЮГО МУТОВЧАТАЯ — (Mollugo verticillata) 1) бот. carpetweed 2) Indian chickweed 3) devil's-grip(s)
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